Door



Aug. 9, 1938 J. A. souzA 7 DOOR Filed Oct. 5, 1937 TTORNEY Lat-5 1 life.

Patented Aug. 9, 1938 emrenr oerior 'DOOR.

John A. Souza, San'llose, Calif.

"Application 11 October 5,

3 Claims.

The -present invention relates particularly to house doors, and more particularly to the type ofi door openingupon the exterior of the building. Whlle 'mostof these I outer doors are either glazed ori-s'creened, it has become somewhat cominon practice -tocombine the two features in the one door. This :'is ordinarily accomplished by :pmviding a 'po'cket in the door into which the :glazed sasnmay be dropped.

Inorder to provide a 'pocket of suitable size to receive a glazed sash it is necessaryto increase the-thickness or the door beyond thatordinarily required, and to so change the construction of the door as to materially increase the cost of production and at the same time materially reduce its strength and shorten the period of its useful It is, therefore, the object of the present invention to provide a sash, either glazed or screened, associated with a door window in such a manner that it may be readily applied to a door of standard construction without weakening the same or in any way lessening its normal strength and rigidity.

It is another object to provide a door of the character indicated having either a screened or open window and an adjustable glazed sash operative from, and upon, the inside of the door.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a structure of the character indicated that will provide a simple, strong, durable and highly efficient means for adjustably positioning a glazed sash relative to a door window opening.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an isometric perspective drawing of a structure embodying my invention, partly in section and having parts broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional View on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the sash supporting brackets and a portion of the rod upon which it is mounted.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the door taken on line 4-4 on Figure 1.

In the particular embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, I show at I a portion of a door having a window opening 2 formed therein, the opening being provided with a shoulder 3 to receive the glazed sash indicated at 4.

At 5 is shown a guide rod mounted upon the upper portion of the door above the opening 2 as at 6, and having its lower end slidably seated in a step or foot bracket 1 on door I. This rod 5has a gooseneck formation at its upper end as indicated at 8 to accommodate a shade roller,

1937, serial -''No. 167,406

curtain rod; or similar device. Between the part *8 and the bottom end of the rod, it extends in spaced and parallel relation to the door asat '9, with a part II] opposite the upper end of the opening curving inwardly into closer relationship with the door as indicated at Ii.

The rod? is additionally supported in fixedand rigid relation to the'door-I by means of brackets as I2. These brackets are rigidly mounted on the door as at I3 and extendoutwardly therefrom as at-'i ll-xand thence at right angles tothe rod as at I5. While but one such bracket is shownin the drawing as many as may be deemed necessary may be applied.

At I6 is shown a shoe mounted to slide freely on rod and provided with a slot at I! to permit it to pass any bracket I2 that may be placed in its path of travel. To hold the shoe at all times in such a position that the slot I1 is aligned with the bracket I2, I provide a guideway as I8 in rod 5, and an engaging pin or spline 26 in shoe I6.

On the shoe I5 is mounted a spring member I9 having a forked end 20 to engage a button 2| on the sash 4. This spring member I9 is so formed that it' will readily pass within any bracket I2 that it may encounter, and of such tension that when in the position on rod I shown in Figure 1 it will seat the sash firmly in the window opening, but when the shoe is moved outwardly on the rod when the sash is lowered the spring will carry the sash outwardly with it. The button 2! is mounted on the top stile of the sash, and the parts I6 to 2| are associated in such a manner as to cooperate in properly positioning the top portion of the sash.

On the lower portion of the sash 4 is mounted a button 22 which is engaged by the forked end 23 of another spring member 24. This spring member 24 is also so formed that it will pass readily within any bracket I2 that it may encounter, and is mounted upon a shoe 25 which slides easily on rod 5. This shoe 25 is also provided with a spline 26 to engage guide I8 to hold it at all times in a proper position relative to the bracket I2, and the spring member 24 is so designed that it at all times exerts an outward pressure on the lower portion of sash 4.

For supporting the sash at any desired height I provide a bracket as 21 on shoe 25 upon which is pivotally mounted a dog 28. One end of the dog 28 is positioned to engage any one of the notches 29 in rod 5, and the other end parallels the part 30 of the bracket 21, from which it is separated by a rubber block 3| operative to urge the dog into engagement with a notch.

In assembling the structure the two shoes and the parts carried thereby are mounted on the rod before the foot bracket 1 is placed in position, and then they are placed in engagement with the buttons 2l22 on sash 4, resiliently supporting the sash in place as shown.

To remove the sash 4 it is only necessary to pull the bottom out by means of the knob 32 against the pressure of the spring element 24. By releasing the dog 28 from engagement with a notch 29 the sash may be drawn downwardly. As the sash slides down the shoe l6 moves down off of the cam portion II and carries the upper portion of the sash outwardly and free of the door. Since the bottom of the sash is pulled out by hand the sash may be drawn down to uncover the whole window opening without danger of contact with the surface of the door and consequently without danger of injuring the same.

By releasing the dog 28 at any desired point the sash may be positioned as desired to uncover any portion of the window opening. If so desired the buttons 2I-22 may be made to rotate to permit disengagement from the spring members, whereby the sash may be removed completely from the door.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown and described but one specific example of the invention, changes in form, construction, and method of assembly and operation may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Means for adjustably supporting a sash in a door window opening comprising, a pair of guide rods fixedly mounted on opposite sides of the opening and in spaced parallel relation to the door, shoes slidably mounted on the rods, and resilient members inserted between the sash and shoes to urge the sash into the window opening.

2. In combination, a door having an opening formed therein provided with a seat for a sash, a sash insertable in said opening to bear against said seat, a pair of guide members fixedly mounted on opposite sides of the opening and in spaced parallel relation to the door with portions adjacent the upper end of the opening turned inwardly into closer relationship with the door, shoes slidably mounted on said guide members, and members resiliently supporting the sash on the shoes to urge the sash into the window opening and against the seat, the uppermost shoes being disposed to engage the inwardly turned portions of the supporting members when the sash is seated in the window opening.

3. In a door having an opening therein and a sash removably mounted in the opening, a supporting device for the sash including a supporting rod mounted on the door, a shoe slidably mounted on the rod, a spring member mounted on the shoe on one end and having its other end slotted, and overlying the sash, a slot engaging device on the sash, and a catch inserted between the shoe and rod.

' JOHN A. SOUZA. 

